UXBRIDGE -- The Uxbridge Horsemen’s Association is celebrating its unofficial 30th anniversary with a food drive.

In 1984, a few people with horses got together and went on a trail ride. From that meeting the Uxbridge Horsemen’s Association was formed, though the official letters patent wasn’t signed until 1986.

The founding members were Donald Leeson, David Dickie and Deborah Dickie and the objectives of the club were to provide a forum in Uxbridge and surrounding area for a growing number of people interested in or involved with horses.

All these years later, the club is still a part of the fabric of Uxbridge. Over the years the club has donated to many causes such as the Everything Equine show, which has brought many people to the area.

On Sunday, June 8, the members and horses of the UHA will be holding a food drive with donations going to the Uxbridge Loaves and Fishes Food Bank.

The club will be meeting in the parking lot behind Macs on Brock Street at 10 a.m. before heading out on a route that includes the Barton Farms and Wooden Sticks subdivisions.

Organizers are asking people to place all food items in boxes or bags at the end of their driveway for collection. For more information, call Margaret Langlands at 905-852-9471 or visit www.uxbridgehorsemen.com.